As with many of
the dramatic acting categories, last year's winner, Aaron Paul isn't around (neither is Josh Charles for «The Good Wife»), but there are plenty waiting in the wings: Ben Mendelsohn, Kit Harington, «Scandal» star Joe Morton, even a potentially returning John Slattery.
This movie's
dramatic failings make it look like the crowd - pleasing Creed, the unlikely revival of an old Sylvester Stallone franchise, may be the most productive major studio's most likely ticket to the Best Picture and
acting category races that have consistently featured its output.